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enKurt Busch Agrees To Path To NASCAR Re-Instatementhttp://thedove.us/sports/2015/03/02/kurt-busch-agrees-path-nascar-re-instatement
- Kurt Busch has agreed to follow NASCAR's recommended guidelines to be eligible for eventual reinstatement.
The 2004 champion was indefinitely suspended Feb. 20 after a Delaware judge said he believed Busch likely committed an act of domestic violence against an ex-girlfriend and there was a "substantial likelihood" of him doing it again.
Busch lost two rounds of appeals to be reinstated before the season-opening Daytona 500, and has missed the first two races of the season.
On Monday, NASCAR communications vice president David Higdon said Busch "has agreed to our terms and conditions that must be met before he is eligible for consideration for reinstatement of his NASCAR license."
The specific guidelines Busch must follow have not been disclosed.
http://thedove.us/sports/2015/03/02/kurt-busch-agrees-path-nascar-re-instatement#commentsSportsdomestic abuseKurt BuschNASCARMon, 02 Mar 2015 20:34:25 +0000Jim McCoy10398 at http://thedove.usJeff Gordon Will Retire At The End of The 2015 NASCAR Seasonhttp://thedove.us/sports/2015/01/22/jeff-gordon-will-retire-end-2015-nascar-season
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon says he will retire as a full-time driver after 2015 season
The 43-year-old Gordon is coming off one of his best seasons in years. He won four times in 2014, including the Brickyard 400.
He says he's not officially calling it a retirement because there is "always the possibility I'll compete in selected events, although I currently have no plans to do that."
Gordon has 92 career Sprint Cup wins and championships in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2001. He has spent his entire 23-year career in the No. 24 car with Hendrick Motorsports.
Gordon is third in career victories, trailing Hall of Fame drivers Richard Petty (200) and David Pearson (105). He has three Daytona 500 victories and a record five Brickyard 400 wins.
http://thedove.us/sports/2015/01/22/jeff-gordon-will-retire-end-2015-nascar-season#commentsSportsJeff GordonNASCARThu, 22 Jan 2015 19:13:29 +0000Jim McCoy10042 at http://thedove.us4-Foot-4 Driver, Chili Bowl Winner Abreu To Race In NASCARhttp://thedove.us/sports/2015/01/20/4-foot-4-driver-chili-bowl-winner-abreu-race-nascar
USAC Midget champion Rico Abreu will make his NASCAR K&N Pro Series East debut in 2015 and race all 14 series events.
Abreu, an open wheel standout, signed with HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks. Abreu will continue to race open wheel events.
The 22-year-old Californian driver is just 4-foot-4 and weighs less than 100 pounds. He uses foot blocks in the accelerator area of his race cars.
He won the Chili Bowl on Saturday night in Oklahoma.
Abreu will participate in his first stock car and pavement test session Tuesday at Motor Mile in Virginia before competing in his first stock car and pavement race on Saturday at New Smyrna in Florida. Speedway. Abreu's first K&N event also will be Feb. 15 at New Smyrna Speedway.
http://thedove.us/sports/2015/01/20/4-foot-4-driver-chili-bowl-winner-abreu-race-nascar#commentsSportsNASCARRico AbreuTue, 20 Jan 2015 18:20:25 +0000Jim McCoy10014 at http://thedove.usTony Stewart Won't Be Tried, Asks That Ward Be Rememberedhttp://thedove.us/sports/2014/09/24/tony-stewart-wont-be-tried-asks-ward-be-remembered
Tony Stewart called the death of Kevin Ward Jr. "the toughest and most emotional experience of my life," and asked that Ward's death not be overlooked after an upstate New York grand jury declined to charge the NASCAR champion.
Ward was killed Aug. 9 when a sprint car driven by Stewart struck him during a dirt track race. In a statement, Stewart said the incident would stay with him forever, and he thanked his supporters and the thorough investigation into the incident.
Stewart said: "While the process was long and emotionally difficult, it allowed for all the facts of the accident to be identified and known. While much of the attention has been on me, it's important to remember a young man lost his life."
http://thedove.us/sports/2014/09/24/tony-stewart-wont-be-tried-asks-ward-be-remembered#commentsSportsNASCARTony StewartWed, 24 Sep 2014 19:35:38 +0000Jim McCoy8931 at http://thedove.usNASCAR Star Edwards To Join Joe Gibbs Racing in 2015http://thedove.us/sports/2014/08/19/nascar-star-edwards-join-joe-gibbs-racing-2015
Joe Gibbs Racing has hired Carl Edwards to drive a new fourth Sprint Cup car in 2015.
The team also added Daniel Suarez, who will drive a full-time Nationwide Series entry for Gibbs and run a partial schedule in the Truck Series. Suarez becomes the first Mexican driver to race full-time in NASCAR's second tier series.
The ARRIS Group will sponsor Edwards' No. 19 Toyota for 17 races. The company will also support Suarez.
JGR also launched a diversity initiative with the Escuderia Telmex team to provide development opportunities to Mexican and Latin American drivers in the NASCAR Toyota Series in Mexico.
http://thedove.us/sports/2014/08/19/nascar-star-edwards-join-joe-gibbs-racing-2015#commentsSportsCarl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingNASCARTue, 19 Aug 2014 19:37:37 +0000Jim McCoy8543 at http://thedove.usNASCAR To Race Under The Lights At Famed Darlington Trackhttp://thedove.us/sports/2014/04/10/nascar-race-under-lights-famed-darlington-track
- Matt Kenseth hopes to get his season going and lock up a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup at Darlington Raceway.
Kenseth came to the Southern 500 last May as one of Sprint Cup's hottest drivers, winning twice in his first season driving for Joe Gibbs Racing. This time, Kenseth comes in winless through seven races under the new NASCAR format where a victory pretty much ensures a driver a spot in the 16-team Chase.
Kenseth added to his fast start a season ago with a Southern 500 win. He'd love to become the eighth different driver to win in as many races with his second consecutive victory here. Kenseth says he's not any more concerned about the winless start than he would be in any season.
http://thedove.us/sports/2014/04/10/nascar-race-under-lights-famed-darlington-track#commentsSportsDarlingtonNASCARThu, 10 Apr 2014 18:52:15 +0000Jim McCoy7299 at http://thedove.usDaytona 500 Winner Joins The World of Social Mediahttp://thedove.us/sports/2014/02/24/daytona-500-winner-joins-world-social-media
Dale Earnhardt Jr. joked he would join Twitter if he won the Daytona 500.
After winning NASCAR's most prestigious race for the second time Sunday night, he followed through on his promise.
NASCAR's most popular driver tweeted early Monday morning, "Tonight seemed like as good a night as any to join Twitter. How is everyone doin?" The tweet had a 2XDaytona500 hashtag and included a photo of Earnhardt with the trophy.
Earnhardt had been reluctant to participate in social media, but JR Motorsports had grabbed the (at)DaleJr Twitter handle for him several years ago in the event he changed his mind.
The account had over 235,000 followers even though he had never sent a tweet before Sunday night's victory.
http://thedove.us/sports/2014/02/24/daytona-500-winner-joins-world-social-media#commentsSportsDale Earnhardt Jr.NASCARtwitterMon, 24 Feb 2014 19:27:03 +0000Jim McCoy6818 at http://thedove.us"Duck Dynasty" To Sponsor NASCAR Racehttp://thedove.us/sports/2014/02/06/duck-dynasty-sponsor-nascar-race
The NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas is going to the ducks this spring.
Texas Motor Speedway on Thursday announced a multiyear title sponsorship agreement for its spring race with Duck Commander, the brand of best-selling duck calls and Robertson family-owned company featured on the A&E show "Duck Dynasty." The deal is for the spring race at the track.
The April 6 race will be known as the Duck Commander 500.
It is a three-year deal with a renewable option for an additional three years. Financial terms weren't revealed.
TMS President Eddie Gossage says it's a unique sponsorship in professional sports, coming with celebrity spokespeople who are followed by millions of people each week.
http://thedove.us/sports/2014/02/06/duck-dynasty-sponsor-nascar-race#commentsSportsDuck DynastyNASCARThu, 06 Feb 2014 18:45:34 +0000Jim McCoy6628 at http://thedove.usSports Minute: NASCAR Chase Changes, Vickers Cleared, Clippers Hothttp://thedove.us/sports/2014/01/30/sports-minute-nascar-chase-changes-vickers-cleared-clippers-hot
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - NASCAR has overhauled its championship format to create an elimination, winner-take-all system designed to reward "the most battle-tested" driver at the end of the season. The 16-driver Chase field will be cut by four after every three races in the championship series. The title goes to whoever finishes first among the four remaining drivers in the season finale.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Brian Vickers says he is off blood thinners and plans to run the entire Sprint Cup schedule this season, beginning with next month's Daytona 500. The 30-year-old missed the final five races last season after doctors discovered a blood clot in his right calf in October. He also missed the final 25 races of 2010 because of blood clots and heart surgery.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Royals agreed to terms with left-hander Bruce Chen on one-year deal Thursday, giving them a versatile veteran pitcher. The 36-year-old is coming off perhaps the finest year of his 15-year career, going 9-4 with a 3.27 ERA while making 15 starts and 19 appearances out of the bullpen for the Royals.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Clippers are rolling again after a mid-season slump, winning four in a row and nine of their last eleven. The Pacific Division leaders hit the road tonight to visit Golden State. The Clippers are five games ahead of the third-place Warriors in the Pacific Division.
NEW YORK (AP) - Mark Tatum will become the NBA's new deputy commissioner when Adam Silver succeeds David Stern as commissioner on Saturday. NBA owners unanimously approved the appointment of Tatum, who is a 15-year veteran of the league office, currently serving as executive vice president of global marketing partnerships.
http://thedove.us/sports/2014/01/30/sports-minute-nascar-chase-changes-vickers-cleared-clippers-hot#commentsSportsBrian VickersLA ClippersNASCARNBAThu, 30 Jan 2014 20:50:31 +0000Jim McCoy6564 at http://thedove.usTony Stewart Ready To Return To Racinghttp://thedove.us/sports/2014/01/09/tony-stewart-ready-return-racing
Tony Stewart says he'll be ready to race at full speed when the NASCAR season opens next month.
The three-time NASCAR champion missed the final 15 races last season with a broken right leg. He won't be cleared to compete until Daytona International Speedway opens for preparations for the season-opening Daytona 500.
His first day in the car will be Feb. 14, one day before the exhibition Sprint Unlimited and 10 days before the 500.
Stewart said Thursday he does not expect to be feeling 100 percent when he gets back in the car, but he'll "be able to do my job 100 percent."
Stewart said he spent nearly three weeks at home in Indiana over the holidays and returned to North Carolina this week to resume physical therapy.
http://thedove.us/sports/2014/01/09/tony-stewart-ready-return-racing#commentsSportsNASCARTony StewartThu, 09 Jan 2014 20:29:05 +0000Jim McCoy6332 at http://thedove.usDaytona 500's Youngest Winner Diagnosed With MShttp://thedove.us/sports/2013/11/12/daytona-500s-youngest-winner-diagnosed-ms
NASCAR driver Trevor Bayne says he has multiple sclerosis. he does not expect the diagnosis to impact his racing career.
Bayne said Tuesday he will compete as scheduled at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend in the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series finales.
The 22-year-old driver was sidelined for five races in 2011 for an illness that led to hospitalization at the Mayo Clinic. Doctors ultimately called it an "inflammatory condition," and it was never made clear if it was related to an insect bite he'd suffered weeks earlier.
Bayne became the youngest winner in Daytona 500 history when he won the race as a 20-year-old in 2011.
He is scheduled to drive for Roush-Fenway Racing full-time next season in the Nationwide Series, and a partial Cup schedule for The Wood Brothers.
http://thedove.us/sports/2013/11/12/daytona-500s-youngest-winner-diagnosed-ms#commentsSportsNASCARTrevor BayneTue, 12 Nov 2013 20:05:05 +0000Jim McCoy5858 at http://thedove.usMonday Sports Minute: Brees Spectacular, Monday Night Football, NASCAR, BCShttp://thedove.us/sports/2013/11/11/monday-sports-minute-brees-spectacular-monday-night-football-nascar-bcs
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Monday night football has Miami at Tampa Bay. The 4-4 Dolphins, disrupted by turmoil in the Jonathan Martin-Richie Incognito saga, try to avoid being the first team to lose to the also-troubled 0-8 Buccaneers.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Drew Brees completed 34 of 41 passes for 392 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Saints over Dallas 49-17. While the Saints improve to 7-5, the Cowboys dip to 5-5.
UNDATED (AP) - Florida State took firm hold of second place in the BCS standings behind top-ranked Alabama and grabbed the inside track to the national championship game. The Seminoles were second last week and solidified that position after Oregon was knocked off by Stanford Thursday night. Florida State then went out and crushed Wake Forest Saturday.
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Jimmie Johnson has taken control of the championship battle following a disastrous performance by Matt Kenseth, who finished 23rd at Phoenix International Raceway. Johnson widened his lead in the Sprint Cup standings to 28 points over Kenseth heading into next Sunday's season finale at Homestead by finishing third.
LONDON (AP) -The ATP World Tour Finals title match is today. Rafael Nadal (rah-fay-ehl nah-DAHL') will face Novak Djokovic (NOH'-vak JOH'-kuh-vich.
http://thedove.us/sports/2013/11/11/monday-sports-minute-brees-spectacular-monday-night-football-nascar-bcs#commentsSportsNASCARNCAA footballNFLMon, 11 Nov 2013 20:28:55 +0000Jim McCoy5836 at http://thedove.us79-Year Old Stock Car Racer To Retire After Race Tonighthttp://thedove.us/sports/2013/10/04/79-year-old-stock-car-racer-retire-after-race-tonight
The oldest driver to race in each of NASCAR's top three divisions is calling it a career.
James Hylton is 79. He will race Friday night in Kansas City in the lower-tier ARCA race and that's it.
Born on his family's farm in Virginia in 1934, Hylton's family worked hard to make ends meet during the Depression. He started driving in his father's Model T. He was a crew chief for Ned Jarrett in the early days of NASCAR, then got behind the wheel and placed second in the Cup standings in 1966.
Hylton also finished second in points to Richard Petty in 1967 and '71, and won twice in more than 600 Cup starts. In all, Hylton racked up 140 top-five finishes and 321 top-10s in the Cup series.
http://thedove.us/sports/2013/10/04/79-year-old-stock-car-racer-retire-after-race-tonight#commentsSportsARCAJames HyltonNASCARFri, 04 Oct 2013 18:46:02 +0000Jim McCoy5469 at http://thedove.usNASCAR's Stewart Calls Injury A "Bump In The Road"http://thedove.us/sports/2013/09/03/nascars-stewart-calls-inury-bump-road
An upbeat Tony Stewart says he views his broken right leg as "a small bump in the road" and believes he's on pace to return to racing in time for next year's Daytona 500.
The three-time NASCAR champion made his first appearance Tuesday since his Aug. 5 injury in a sprint car crash in Iowa. He underwent two surgeries on a broken tibia and fibula and has been homebound for almost a month.
Stewart used a wheelchair to get around Stewart-Haas Racing before sliding into a chair on the stage for his news conference. It's the first significant injury for the 42-year-old owner/driver of SHR, who saw his streak of 521 consecutive starts come to an end with the injury.
http://thedove.us/sports/2013/09/03/nascars-stewart-calls-inury-bump-road#commentsSportsNASCARTony StewartTue, 03 Sep 2013 20:20:05 +0000Jim McCoy5163 at http://thedove.usNASCAR's Stewart-Haas Racing Signs Free Agent For 2014http://thedove.us/sports/2013/08/26/nascars-stewart-haas-racing-signs-free-agent-2014
Stewart-Haas Racing has called a Tuesday news conference amid reports Kurt Busch is joining the team.
Busch told both Fox Sports and ESPN on Monday he signed a multi-year deal to join SHR. The 2004 NASCAR champion did not immediately return a message from The Associated Press.
Busch recently received an offer from SHR co-owner Gene Haas to leave Furniture Row Racing and join a team that will expand next season to four cars. He'll be teammates with co-owner Tony Stewart, Danica Patrick and Kevin Harvick, who is replacing Ryan Newman in the lineup.
Stewart said last month that Newman was being let go because SHR did not have the capability to expand to four cars. Haas is funding Busch's ride out of his own pocket.
http://thedove.us/sports/2013/08/26/nascars-stewart-haas-racing-signs-free-agent-2014#commentsSportsKurt BuschNASCARStewart-Haas RacingMon, 26 Aug 2013 17:12:38 +0000Jim McCoy5094 at http://thedove.usStewart- Haas Tabs Replacement For Stewart at Michiganhttp://thedove.us/sports/2013/08/12/stewart-haas-tabs-replacement-stewart-michigan
Stewart-Haas Racing has tabbed Austin Dillon to drive Tony Stewart's No. 14 Chevrolet this week at Michigan International Speedway.
Stewart continues to recover from a broken right leg suffered in a sprint car crash Aug. 5 at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) continues to field his No. 14 Chevrolet SS in the Sprint Cup Series. It will be Dillon's 10th Sprint Cup start.
The 23-year-old Dillon, who won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title two years ago, competes this year in the Nationwide Series and currently holds the points lead.
Max Papis drove the No. 14 to a 15th-place finish Sunday at Watkins Glen International.
SHR has not determined who will drive the car at Bristol on Aug. 24.
No timetable has been established for Stewart's return, but the three-time Sprint Cup champion was discharged from the hospital late Sunday afternoon and is at home.
http://thedove.us/sports/2013/08/12/stewart-haas-tabs-replacement-stewart-michigan#commentsSportsNASCARStewart- Haas RacingTony StewartMon, 12 Aug 2013 20:15:33 +0000Jim McCoy4969 at http://thedove.usStewart-Haas Racing Scrambling With Tony Stewart Injuredhttp://thedove.us/sports/2013/08/07/stewart-haas-racing-scrambling-tony-stewart-injured
Stewart-Haas Racing does not know how many races Tony Stewart will miss with a broken right leg he sustained in a sprint car race in Iowa.
Competition director Greg Zipadelli says Stewart dodged so many close-calls over the years, "everybody around us didn't think Superman could get hurt."
The three-time NASCAR champion remains in an Iowa hospital recovering from surgery to stabilize and clean a Grade 2 break to his tibia and fibula in his right leg. He broke both bones when his sprint car flipped while leading late in a race Monday night.
Stewart's streak of 521 consecutive NASCAR starts will end Sunday at Watkins Glen.
http://thedove.us/sports/2013/08/07/stewart-haas-racing-scrambling-tony-stewart-injured#commentsSportsNASCARStewart- Haas RacingTony StewartWed, 07 Aug 2013 17:45:47 +0000Jim McCoy4926 at http://thedove.usNASCAR's Tony Stewart Breaks Leg In Sprint Car Racehttp://thedove.us/sports/2013/08/06/nascars-tony-stewart-breaks-leg-sprint-car-race
Tony Stewart underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair the broken right tibia and fibula suffered in a sprint car race in Iowa.
Stewart will need a second surgery and remains hospitalized. There was no timetable for his return.
Stewart-Haas racing named Max Papis as the substitute driver in the No. 14 for Sunday's NASCAR race at Watkins Glen. Papis has made 35 career Sprint Cup starts.
Stewart was leading the 30-lap feature in a 360 winged sprint car with five laps remaining when a lapped car spun in Turn 4 and collected Stewart and two others.
The sprint car accident Monday night came a day after Stewart finished ninth in the NASCAR race at Pocono Raceway. He's 11th in the Sprint Cup standings with five races to go until the Chase for the championship field is set.
http://thedove.us/sports/2013/08/06/nascars-tony-stewart-breaks-leg-sprint-car-race#commentsSportsNASCARTony StewartTue, 06 Aug 2013 21:26:08 +0000Jim McCoy4921 at http://thedove.usFormer Indy Car Champ Excited As NASCAR Gets Set To Race At Indianapolishttp://thedove.us/sports/2013/07/22/former-indy-car-champ-excited-nascar-gets-set-race-indianapolis
Sam Hornish Jr. has been coming to Indianapolis for decades, since his mother went to the Indianapolis 500 when she was eight months pregnant.
This could be another special visit.
NASCAR makes its annual stop at one of racing's most historic tracks this weekend, with Hornish returning to town as the leader of the Nationwide Series. He finished second at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday, wresting control of NASCAR's second-tier circuit from Regan Smith.
Hornish has recorded five consecutive top-10 finishes. He won at Las Vegas in March, and another big win in Indy could vault him to a series title that could help him reach his goal of returning to the Sprint Cup.
Hornish, who won the 2006 Indianapolis 500, says he loves coming back to the track.
http://thedove.us/sports/2013/07/22/former-indy-car-champ-excited-nascar-gets-set-race-indianapolis#commentsSportsIndianapolis Motor SpeedwayNASCARSam Hornish Jr.Mon, 22 Jul 2013 19:57:31 +0000Jim McCoy4829 at http://thedove.usPolice Report: Mechanical Issue Caused Fatal Crash of NASCAR Driverhttp://thedove.us/sports/2013/06/21/police-report-mechanical-issue-caused-fatal-crash-nascar-driver
New Jersey state police say a mechanical problem is to blame for the dirt-track racing crash that killed NASCAR driver Jason Leffler last week.
The state police released some findings Friday from its not-yet-complete report on the June 12 crash at Bridgeport Speedway in Logan Township.
The report finds that Leffler was not able to turn, so he slammed into a wall as he came out of a turn. Blunt-force neck injuries are cited as his cause of death.
http://thedove.us/sports/2013/06/21/police-report-mechanical-issue-caused-fatal-crash-nascar-driver#commentsSportsfatal crashJason LefflerNASCARFri, 21 Jun 2013 19:33:05 +0000Jim McCoy4580 at http://thedove.us